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The two powerhouses don’t exactly get along, but still agree to impart their knowledge and fighting styles to the boy when they realize he’s destined to free an entity known as the Monkey King (also played by Li) from the clutches of the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou).
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When a martial arts genre junkie from South Boston named Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) encounters a magical staff that whisks him back in time to ancient China, he comes under the protection of two immortals: a drunken nomad named Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a disciplined warrior called Silent Monk (Jet Li). At its best, it’s a fun family flick that delivers some decent fight scenes while attempting to bookend high-flying kung fu with elements of ‘The Neverending Story.’ At its worst, it’s a limp actioner that has a difficult time establishing an engaging narrative or a compelling cast of characters. However, it’s an even greater shame that their first project together is ‘The Forbidden Kingdom,’ a by-the-numbers, Wuxia adventure that shoves its talented legends aside to focus on a modern teenager who transforms from a superfan into a superhero. It’s a shame that it’s taken Jet Li and Jackie Chan, two of the most personable, internationally-celebrated martial arts film stars alive today, almost thirty years to join forces.